Mickael Gelabale | Guard/Forward | #15

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Mickael Gelabale is close to a deal with Besiktas of the Turkish Basketball League.

The deal does contain an NBA escape clause, according to David Pick of Eurobasket.com. Gelabale had been hoping for an NBA offer, but the 31-year-old seems to have settled for an overseas deal for now. Gelabale could help an injury-riddled NBA team if he comes over mid-season, but fantasy owners can feel free to leave him off their draft boards. Thu, Oct 9, 2014 12:33:00 PM

Mickael Gelabale told Sportando that he is still waiting for a good offer from a good NBA team.

Despite a strong season in Russia and a decent showing at the FIBA World Cup of Basketball, Gelabale is still a free agent. When asked if he was looking for a contract with a high-level Euroleague team or a chance to return to the NBA, the 31-year-old said, "I am looking for both. I feel I can play in one of the Euroleague top teams and also have a chance back in the NBA. I am just waiting for a good team and good offer to come." Gelabale has averaged 4.6 points and 2.3 rebounds in 145 NBA games, so he won't bring much fantasy value with him if he does sign with an NBA team. Tue, Sep 23, 2014 02:03:00 PM

Mickael Gelabale is reportedly the "prime target" for reigning Euroleague champions Olympiacos, who are in need of a small forward.

As of Saturday, however, Gelabale didn't have an official offer and he was "very close to signing a contract in Russia." Cartier Martin had been the frontrunner for Olympiacos but the team seems to have cooled on him, and Gelabale has the advantage of extensive experience playing overseas. Sat, Jul 27, 2013 01:58:00 PM

Mickael Gelabale still wants to play in the NBA and he will not return to Valencia in Spain.

He's apparently sitting on an offer to play in Euroleague, but is going to exhaust his resources to stay in the NBA. Gelabale was waived on July 7 and there's little reason to believe he'll be picked up with multiple wings still on the market. Fri, Jul 26, 2013 09:15:00 AM

Depth Charts

Tom Thibodeau said that Nemanja Bjelica (foot) will be a "critical piece" for the Wolves next season.

Thibodeau also said that Bjelica has been rehabbing at the Timberwolves practice facility this summer, but didn't offer a firm timetable for his return. Bjelica suffered a navicular bone fracture to his left foot in March, but if he continues to rehab without experiencing any setbacks, there's a chance he'll be ready for the start of his 2017-18 campaign. It sounds like Bjelica will earn quality minutes with the Wolves next year, but as long as Gorgui Dieng is healthy, it's unlikely Bjelica will earn enough minutes to warrant standard league consideration.

Justin Patton underwent successful surgery to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal in his left foot on Tuesday, and he is being listed as out indefinitely.

Patton was taken with the No. 16 pick in the 2017 NBA draft (the pick that was acquired from Chicago in the Jimmy Butler trade), so this is an unfortunate start to his career in Minnesota. He'll obviously miss all of summer league, and unfortunately, this is an injury that tends to involve a very slow recovery process; so we might not see Patton make his NBA debut until very late in the season. As of right now, he's completely off the radar in all re-draft formats.